Civic Learning Award: Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Tech Academy

Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Tech Academy

Highlight: All high school seniors complete a Civic Action Project (CAP) as part of their US Government course.

Civic Learning Description

Citizenship is a major theme of Burton Tech's U.S. Government course. As part of the class, all seniors complete a Civic Action Project (CAP), designed to help them understand how public policy is formed by identifying and addressing a community issue linked to public policy. For example, students worked with City Council to conduct a major neighborhood clean-up. Burton’s student government, the Bureau, also promotes civic awareness and this past fall sponsored a school-wide mock election.